Terms and Conditions

Lindblad Expeditions

RESERVATIONS. To reserve your place, an advance
payment for the program as outlined is required at the time of reservation and
is payable by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. The per person
amount due is noted on each itinerary.

FINAL PAYMENT. For expeditions of eight nights
or less, final payment is due 60 days prior to departure. For expeditions of
nine nights or more, final payment is due 90 days prior to departure.

SMOKING POLICY. Smoking is allowed only in
designated outdoor areas.

COSTS INCLUDE. All accommodations aboard ships or
in hotels per itinerary or similar, all meals and nonalcoholic beverages aboard
ship, meals on land as indicated, air transportation where indicated as
included, shore excursions, sightseeing and entrance fees, special access
permits, transfers to and from group flights, use of snorkeling equipment and
wet suits, use of kayaks (where available), tips (except to Egyptologists and
ship's crew), taxes and service charges, services of a ship physician on most
voyages and services of expedition staff.

AIRFARE. For all programs, airfare is an additional cost
unless otherwise indicated. Sample airfares are based on fares as of the most
recent brochure and are subject to change.

DEFINITIONS. "Passenger" means each
person purchasing or accepting or using the Cruise Ticket; "Vessel"
means the ship named in the Cruise Ticket and any substituted ship and all tenders;
"Carrier" includes the Vessel, the Vessel's owners, operators,
managers, licensors, charterers, agents, and all affiliated and associated
companies, sales representatives and employees of all such companies and
individuals; and "Cruise" means the voyage that is the subject of the
Cruise Ticket, including all related activities whether or not aboard the
Vessel.

BINDING CONTRACT. The Cruise Ticket is a contract
between Carrier and the Passenger(s) named on the face of the Cruise Ticket
valid only for the voyage and date specified. Passenger, by accepting the
Cruise Ticket and boarding the Vessel agrees, both on Passenger's individual
behalf and on behalf of any person or child traveling with or in the care of
Passenger, to be bound by all of its terms, including specifically those
regarding Carrier's liability and the provision of personal services.

VOYAGE AND FARE. Upon receipt of the applicable
fare for each Passenger, Carrier will provide, subject to all the terms of the
Cruise Ticket contract, the transportation specified in the Cruise Ticket,
food, accommodations, and all normal shipboard services and facilities while
aboard the Vessel. The fare does not include alcoholic beverages or other items
or services of a personal nature, taxes, or gratuities, all of which are for
the account of the Passenger. Unless otherwise provided in their cruise
itinerary, Passengers must pay their own expenses while off the Vessel.

NON-TRANSFERABLE. The Cruise Ticket is not
transferable. The fare paid shall not be refundable except as and to the extent
provided herein or as may be permitted in Carrier's brochure in effect at the
time Passenger's first deposit or payment is received by Carrier, and shall be
fully earned by the Carrier at the time of payment or, if not previously paid,
at embarkation. Carrier shall not be liable to make any refund to Passenger for
any Cruise Ticket lost or wholly or partially not used.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND HEALTH. Passenger
assumes all responsibility for and shall have upon embarkation all passports,
visas, and other travel documents, including health and vaccination
certificates, that are or may be required by governmental or other authorities.
At embarkation, Passenger must be fit to undertake the intended cruise aboard
the Vessel and to use the ship's boats or other craft for boarding and going
ashore. Passenger may be denied boarding without refund if Passenger does not
have proper documentation or, in the opinion of Carrier or Vessel's Captain, is
not fit for the voyage or requires special care, treatment or attention beyond
that which Carrier can provide aboard Vessel at time of embarkation.

PASSENGER'S RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.
Passenger shall obey all orders of the Vessel's Captain and expedition leaders
(which may be communicated by the Vessel's crew), and shall be bound by and
comply with the regulations established from time to time by Carrier and on
board the Vessel respecting the carriage of Passengers and their property, and
for general comfort and safety of those aboard the Vessel.

Passenger agrees and hereby consents in the interests of
international security and safety at sea to a reasonable search being made of
the Passenger's person, baggage and other property, and of any accommodation
aboard the Vessel occupied by Passenger at any reasonable time including during
the voyage, and to the removal and confiscation or destruction of any object
that may, in the opinion of the Carrier or Vessel's Captain, impair the safety
of the Vessel, constitute a violation of law, or inconvenience others aboard
the Vessel.

Passenger shall indemnify Carrier for all penalties, fines,
charges, damages and expenses incurred by or imposed on Carrier or the Vessel
on behalf of Passenger or by reason of any act or violation of law by Passenger,
including loss or injury to Passenger or others.

Passenger shall pay all port charges, health fees,
quarantine dues and charges. If Passenger is detained on board Vessel or
elsewhere because of quarantine, Passenger shall be responsible for and bear
all risks and expenses, including shipboard daily maintenance, thereby
incurred.

Passenger shall take complete responsibility for the
behavior of, and the compliance with the terms of the Cruise Ticket by, any and
all minors traveling with or in the care of Passenger, whether or not related
to Passenger, and shall indemnify Carrier to the extent provided herein as if
the acts of the minor were those of the Passenger.

BAGGAGE.
Passenger may have carried on the Vessel as baggage such wearing apparel, articles
of personal adornment, toilet articles, and similar personal effects as are
necessary and appropriate for the wear and use of Passenger on the voyage.
Carrier shall not have any responsibility for any money, jewelry, cameras,
binoculars, portable communication or computing equipment, electronics, or
other valuables, and any such articles taken aboard the Vessel shall be at
Passenger's own risk. Passengers may not take as baggage or otherwise bring
aboard the Vessel pets or other animals, firearms, prohibited or controlled
substances, inflammable or hazardous items, or any prohibited contraband.

Passenger shall distinctly label each piece of baggage with
Passenger's name, Vessel, cabin number and date of sailing. Carrier shall not
be liable in any capacity whatsoever for loss, damage or delay to any baggage
unless so marked and until delivered to and checked by Carrier on the wharf or
Vessel. Carrier's responsibility with respect to Passenger's baggage and other
property shall terminate on discharge from the Vessel, whether at the final or
any intermediate port or place, and each Passenger shall be responsible to
ensure his baggage is properly labeled and transferred to and put on any train,
ship, aircraft or other means of transport in which they will proceed.

Carrier will provide to Passenger upon request a reasonable
amount of space in a deposit box or safe on board the Vessel, if so equipped.
In consideration of Carrier's furnishing such deposit box or safe without extra
cost to Passenger, the limit of Carrier's liability, if any, for loss, damage
or delay to the deposit made therein by Passenger shall not be increased by
reason of a deposit being made. In the event of declaration of excess value, as
herein provided, Carrier may require that property be placed in the custody of
the Purser, but without assumption of any increased responsibility on the
Carrier's part.

Carrier shall have a lien upon Passenger's baggage and other
property on the Vessel for all charges and amounts due Carrier from Passenger pursuant
to the terms hereof, and Carrier shall have the right to hold and retain such
baggage and property until such charges are paid, and if not paid within sixty
(60) days after demand, Carrier may enforce this lien by public or private sale
of such baggage and property.

Passengers are not liable in respect of baggage or personal
effects to pay, or entitled to receive, any general average contribution.

LIABILITY LIMITATIONS FOR BAGGAGE AND PROPERTY.

It is stipulated and agreed that the total value of
passenger's baggage and all other property otherwise taken by passenger on the
cruise does not exceed U.S. $500 (five hundred dollars) and carrier's
liability, if any, in the event of loss, damage or delay to any of passenger's
baggage or other property shall not exceed US $500 (five hundred dollars)
unless passenger shall, prior to embarkation, deliver to carrier a declaration
in writing specifying a higher value and pay therewith to carrier an additional
amount of 2.5% on the excess of value thus specified over $500, in which case
carrier's liability shall not exceed such specified value. Passengers may
obtain insurance protections against theft and other losses by making their own
arrangements for such insurance or by written application to carrier.

DELAYS AND CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Carrier and Vessel shall have liberty to comply with any orders or directions
as to departure, arrival, routes, ports of call, embarkation, disembarkation or
otherwise, howsoever given by the government of any nation, or any department
or agency thereof, or any persons acting or purporting to act with the
authority of such government, department or agency, or any committee or person
having, under the terms of any insurance which may be on the Vessel, the right
or authority to give such orders or directions. Carrier and Vessel also shall
have liberty to proceed with or without pilot, tow or be towed, assist vessels
and render aid in all situations, put back or into any port and deviate from
the direct or customary course, or advertised or intended route, dry dock or go
on ways, all for any purpose whatsoever before commencement or at any stage of
the voyage.

In the event of any condition, or the happening of any
matter, whether existing or anticipated before the commencement of or during
the voyage, which in the sole judgment of Carrier or Vessel's Captain is likely
to result in loss, damage or delay to the Vessel or Passengers, or may make it
unsafe or imprudent to proceed on or to continue the voyage or to enter or
discharge Passengers and/or cargo at one or more of the ports of call or
destination, Carrier and Vessel shall have the liberty to omit one or more of
the ports of call and/or the port of destination without any liability to
Passengers on account thereof, and the Vessel may proceed direct to destination
or call at such port or ports as Carrier or Vessel's Captain may deem safe or
advisable under the circumstances. Passengers booked for ports omitted from the
itinerary will be disembarked, with their baggage (conditions permitting), at
the next port called at by the Vessel, subject to the terms, conditions and
exceptions as stated herein.

Carrier may omit, alter and/or curtail any shore excursion
that in the judgment of Carrier or Vessel's Captain is likely to result in loss,
damage, injury or delay to the Vessel or Passengers.

SUBSTITUTION OR CANCELLATION.
Carrier may substitute another Vessel for the Vessel named herein, whether
owned by Carrier or not, at the port of embarkment or at any other place. If
prevented by any cause whatsoever from sailing or proceeding in the ordinary
course, Carrier reserves the right of transferring the Passenger to any other
Vessel (whether belonging to Carrier or not) bound for the port of destination
or the nearest safe port thereto. The bed, berth or stateroom allocated to
Passenger may be changed in the event of a substitution of any Vessel or at the
discretion of Carrier at any time without notice. If accommodations are not
available at the rate indicated on this Ticket at the time Passenger embarks on
the Vessel, Passenger will receive the excess, if any, of the rate already paid
or arranged for over the fare charged for the accommodations actually
furnished.
Carrier may at any time, before or after embarkation of Passengers, and without
notice, cancel the voyage or change the date of sailing, or increase the fare
as circumstances warrant. In the event of cancellation, Carrier shall be at
liberty by notice to terminate this contract, and upon such notice being given,
to refund to Passenger all sums paid hereunder without further liability. In
the event Carrier cancels a trip in progress, Carrier shall provide Passenger a
prorated refund based on the number of days not completed on the expedition. In
the event of postponement, Carrier need not furnish meals on board and may
require Passengers to disembark. In the event of an increase in the fare,
Passenger may cancel without charge upon written notice to the Company within
72 hours of receipt of notice of such increase, but not later than embarkation.

DISABILITY OF PASSENGER. If in the judgment of Carrier or Vessel's
Captain any Passenger may be excluded from landing at any destination by
governmental authorities, or may endanger the health, safety or comfort of
themselves or others by reason of any illness or condition or their conduct or
failure or refusal to observe or comply with any regulations that are or may be
established on board the Vessel for the general comfort or safety of Passengers
and crew, Carrier shall have the right to refuse to transport Passenger, or may
land or eject Passenger at any port of call, at Passenger's own expense, or may
require Passenger to submit to such restrictions on board the Vessel as in the
opinion of Vessel's Captain or other officer in charge may be necessary for the
safety or comfort of Passenger or others on board. The Captain or such other
officer shall be the sole judge of such matter, and Passenger agrees to accept
such judgment as final, and neither Carrier nor the Vessel's Captain nor such
officer shall be liable for mistakes in judgment exercised in good faith. If
Passenger is refused passage or leaves the Vessel for any such reason, Carrier
will not be required to refund any portion of the fare paid and will not be
responsible for any of Passenger's costs. The acceptance of Passenger at
embarkation shall not constitute a waiver of any right permitted herein for
Carrier or the Vessel's Captain to take action thereafter with respect to any
condition or conduct of Passenger. All Passengers are subject to medical
examination if required by Carrier.

In the event a Passenger fails to board the Vessel prior to
the time of its scheduled (or otherwise fixed) sailing from any of the ports
visited, the Vessel may, at Carrier's option, sail without the Passenger,
whereupon all liability and responsibility of Carrier with respect to such
Passenger shall terminate, except to discharge Passenger's baggage and other
effects, if any, at the destination named in this Ticket, subject to the terms,
conditions and exceptions stated herein. If Passenger shall establish the
failure to board the Vessel reasonably was due to fault on the part of Carrier,
then Carrier shall be responsible for the expense of forwarding the Passenger
to the destination named in this Ticket (or to the Vessel, at Carrier's
option), but shall not be in any respect otherwise liable. No persons are
authorized to inform Passengers of the times of sailing from ports except the
Vessel's officers, and the expedition leader.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE AND ASSIGNMENT. Passenger acknowledges that as a
normal part of its business, Carrier produces photographic and video recordings
of its voyages, which are made available to passengers and also may be used by
Carrier in advertising and promoting its products. Passenger hereby consents to
the making of photographic and video recordings ("images") including
Passenger's appearance and voice, while Passenger is engaged in the Cruise, and
grants to Carrier the right to use such images and any copies or derivative
works there from in any manner for promotional and other commercial purposes, in
any medium. Passenger releases and assigns to Carrier any right or interest
Passenger may have in images including Passenger's appearance and/or voice
taken by employees, agents or contractors of Carrier, and waives any rights of
any kind in or over such images including rights of (A) compensation, (B)
publicity, privacy or copyright, or (C) review, inspection or approval.

GENERAL LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Carrier and Vessel are not responsible
for, and shall not be liable in any manner to Passenger, for any loss, injury,
or death to Passenger or any property (whether such property be in the custody
of Carrier or otherwise): (A) whenever occurring if caused by or arising from
any Act of God, civil commotion or disturbance, labor action, Acts of State or
restraint or requisition, fire, robbery, theft, pilferage (whether on board or
on shore or whether or not by a person in the employment of Carrier), perils of
the sea, errors in navigation, collision, inability to secure or failure of
supplies, or any other cause beyond Carrier's reasonable control or actions of
any person not shown to have been caused by Carrier's negligence; (B) occurring
or sustained after disembarkation from the Vessel or prior to embarkation upon
the Vessel, provided, however, that in case the Vessel's boats are used as
tenders Carrier's responsibility (subject always to the terms of this ticket
contract) shall be in effect while Passengers are on board said boats; (C)
attributable to any cancellation, prevention, change or delay of sailing, or
detention during the Cruise caused by accident or otherwise, or for any loss of
time, hotel or board bills, travel expenses or other costs incurred in
connection therewith; or (D) that arises from or is proximately caused by a
pre-existing illness or condition. In addition, neither Carrier nor Vessel
shall be liable for infliction of emotional distress, mental suffering or
psychological injury, whether or not involving negligence or willful fault,
except as otherwise required under 46 U.S.C. app. §183c(b). Carrier uses all
reasonable means to ensure the Vessel, her craft and tenders are seaworthy and
well found, but Carrier shall not be liable for unseaworthiness. Any change in the
relationship among parties that constitute the Carrier shall not be grounds for
cancellation or refunds by Passengers. Nothing in this contract shall be
construed as depriving Carrier of the benefit of any statute providing for
limitation of or exoneration from liability, nor of any liberty, right or
remedy, to which it would otherwise be entitled. ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR USE AND OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.
CARRIER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

RELEASE AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK. Passenger acknowledges that there are
certain unavoidable risks to Passenger and property associated with expedition
travel, including, among others, collisions of ships or other vehicles;
illnesses caused by consumption of food and beverages; slip and fall due to the
motion of the sea or other causes; civil unrest or terrorism; forces of nature
such as weather and the unpredictable behavior of animals in the wild;
breakdown of equipment; and overexertion. Passenger understands and
acknowledges that full medical facilities are not available aboard ship nor, in
many cases, in the Vessel's ports of call, to deal with medical emergencies
that may arise. Passenger understands that the pricing of the Cruise Ticket is
based upon the assumption of these risks by Passenger. Therefore, Passenger
hereby releases the Carrier and the Vessel from any liability for personal
injuries, illness or death, or loss of or damage to property, occurring during
or as a result of the voyage, including on board ship, on land, on zodiacs or
other craft or in transit, except as a direct result of the sole negligence of
Carrier (and then subject to all the other provisions of the Cruise Ticket).
Passenger further agrees that Passenger will participate in special activities
such as snorkeling, scuba diving or kayaking only to the extent of Passenger's
physical ability and qualification by experience, and agrees to assume all the
risks of such activities, whether known or unknown, as well as all risks
arising out of Passenger's personal medical condition prior to the voyage,
whether or not disclosed to the Carrier.

TIME LIMIT FOR CLAIMS. No claim for loss, injury or death shall be
enforceable against Carrier or Vessel unless notice thereof in writing with
full particulars of the claim be delivered to Carrier within 185 days (30 days
for claims relating to baggage or other loss), and unless suit is commenced
within one year (six months for claims relating to baggage or other loss), after
the day of such loss, injury or death, but provided that whenever Passenger's
baggage or other property is inspected by Customs Authorities at the port of
debarkation, notice of any loss or damage thereto must be given in writing to
Carrier or its agent before removal of such baggage or other property from the
place of Customs inspection. If written notice of a claim is not given and suit
not commenced within the time limits provided herein (which provisions are not
subject to waiver or extension by any employee or agent of Carrier) all suits
and actions thereon no matter by whom instituted shall be barred. In any case
where the periods fixed in this ticket for the filing of claims and/or the
institution of suits are less than allowed in any statute relating to the
carriage of Passengers or their baggage by sea, then this clause shall be
construed and take effect as though the periods fixed for the filing of claims
and/or the institution of suits were the periods referred to in such statute.

VENUE AND LAW FOR CLAIMS. Any claim or cause of action arising under, in
connection with or otherwise incident to this contract or the voyage that is
the subject hereof, whether sounding in contract, tort, negligence or
otherwise, shall be subject to the general maritime law of the United States,
and litigated, if at all, in a court of proper jurisdiction in New York County,
State of New York, U.S.A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, with respect
to any Cruise including a voyage beginning and ending at ports located in the
Republic of Ecuador, any such claim or cause of action shall be subject to the
general maritime law of the Republic of Ecuador and shall be litigated, if at
all, in a court of proper jurisdiction located in, or having jurisdiction over,
territory including the City of Guayaquil.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. Tours, shore excursions, hotels, restaurants
and transportation not aboard the Vessel are not under the control of Carrier,
and Carrier shall have no responsibility or obligation other than (if undertaken)
as agent for Passenger in engaging or contracting for the provision of such
services, subject to the terms of those who actually undertake performance of
the service, and whether or not the cost thereof is included in the fare for
the cruise. If the Vessel carries a physician, nurse, hairdresser, massage
therapist, or any other person customarily providing personal service for a
fee, or if Carrier arranges emergency medical care or transportation for
Passenger's behalf, that is done solely for the convenience of Passengers and
any such person or entity in dealing with a Passenger shall not be considered
in any respect as the employee or agent of Carrier, but as an independent
contractor. Carrier shall not be liable for any act or omission of such persons
or entities, or those under their orders or assisting with respect to
treatment, supplies, advice or care of any kind given to any Passenger. The
cost or charge for any service provided by any such independent contractor for
or on behalf of a Passenger shall be the sole responsibility of the Passenger,
and Carrier shall not be liable in any way whatsoever in any such arrangement.

BENEFIT OF TERMS. All rights, exemptions from liability, defenses and
immunities of whatsoever nature referred to in the Cruise Ticket as applicable
to Carrier shall in all respects inure also for the benefit of the Vessel, its
owner and crew, all others included within the definition of
"Carrier" as set forth in Clause 1 of this Ticket Contract, and
contractors of Carrier acting in the course of or in connection with their
respective engagements. For the purposes of the agreement contained in this
clause, Carrier is or shall be deemed to be acting on behalf and for the
benefit of all such persons and entities, who shall to this extent be or be
deemed to be parties to the contract contained in or evidenced by the Cruise
Ticket.

ENTIRE CONTRACT. The provisions of the Cruise Ticket represent the
entire Agreement and binding contract between Passenger and Carrier. The Cruise
Ticket may be amended only by a writing signed by Passenger and Carrier, and no
representations or conditions contained in Carrier's advertisements, notices,
pamphlets, booklets or other literature, or made by any of Carrier's employees
or Agents shall in any way affect or modify Carrier's liability. If any term or
provision of the Cruise Ticket is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms
and provisions of the Cruise Ticket shall remain in full force and effect. The
captions to the various provisions hereof are for convenience only, and shall
not be interpreted to restrict or limit any such provision.

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